The first time I heard Bernard Li’s new Reference One ($1975 USD), it was at the 2014 TAVES show, where Charisma Audio shared a room […]
Elekit TU-8200-DX integrated amplifier/headphone amplifier kit
Elekit TU-8200DX Integrated Amplifier/Headphone Amplifier Kit $725 USD. Review by Tim Smith The Elekit TU-8200DX stereo amplifier kit is a gift to the audiophile community. […]
World Premiere: Triode Lab’s 2A3PSE Power Amplifier
by Noam Bronstein Let’s get one thing out of the way: I love the 2A3 power tube. With appropriately sensitive speakers, I’ve long found that […]
Serene Footfalls: “La vie commence ici” by Marianne Trudel (Justin Time, 2014)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk The three times I’ve seen Marianne Trudel perform in person, she’s radiated rapture. Alert at the piano, she looked possessed […]
Music Server Part II: Two great budget DAC’s go head to head
Part II: The DAC shoot-out (Cambridge Audio Azur DAC Magic Plus vs. Musical Paradise MP-D1) by Mark Morris Equipment used: Musical Paradise MP-D1 DAC […]
Putting together a Music Server, Part I
by Mark Morris Equipment used: Home-built PC Cambridge Audio DAC Magic Plus ACER T232HL 23” touch-screen monitor Sonic Frontiers Line 2 tube pre-amplifier Sonic Frontiers […]
Pre-emptive strike on Christmas
Happy Holidays all, Just a note to let friends and readers know that my partner Bonnie and I “tied the knot” earlier today, December 24th, […]
NVO (New Valve Order)
Good news for all you tube and vinyl lovers: Wall of Sound is very pleased to be receiving the first review sample of NVO’s new […]
All We Want For Christmas….from the writers at WoS
Well, the holidays are upon us again, it’s a time to reflect on the goodness in our lives, and maybe a few things on our […]
Musical Paradise MP-D1 DAC. The world’s best DAC under $1,000?
Musical Paradise MP-DI DAC Review by Tim Smith $480 plus $25 shipping in North America www.musicalparadise.ca WALL OF SOUND GOLD STAR AWARD for unrivalled […]